The latest on the coronavirus and Maine. Read More
While a few houses dot the pond’s edge, much of the shoreline is undeveloped, including the entire shore of the pond’s smaller basin. Read More
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The response was overwhelming and the Presque Isle craftsman realized he’d hit upon a way to create something people could use and do some community good at the same time. Read More
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When it came to protecting people who are homeless from getting and spreading infection, city officials clashed with Bangor’s largest shelter, the Hope House Health and Living Center, over how to develop a strategy that was both prudent and fast. Read More
While many people own a personal greenhouse using these characteristics, the one on Mountain View Farms is the first one to be used for commercial purposes. Read More
The economic downturn from the coronavirus outbreak creates unique problems for Mainers at or nearing retirement age. Read More
To help people explore Maine’s waterways safely this season, the Maine Warden Service recently released special safety guidelines for boaters. Read More
For people like Grenier, who have spent time figuring out the habits of shad, the fishery provides the opportunity to tangle with dozens of hard-fighting 4- and 5-pound fish in just a few hours. Read More
When Judy Morin heard her dog, Skye, barking at the back door of her Frenchville home last week, she was surprised to see a mother moose and her baby coming across her lawn. Read More
A contentious, seven-year dispute over whether a local contracting firm should be able to expand a gravel-mining site in Lamoine appears to be over after the state supreme court denied the firm's application for a permit. Read More
It is Amy Cooper’s deliberate threat — calling the cops on an African American man — that is so troubling. Read More
Varsity sports dropping to club status are men's and women's fencing, men's and women's golf, women's skiing, men's and women's squash, women's equestrian and men's indoor and outdoor track and cross country. Read More
Being a composer takes dedication and years of hard work to be successful. When the person in question creates something truly beautiful, all of that time and energy spent on the artistic craft becomes invaluable. The state of Maine has no shortage of local bands and musicians creating… Read More
In the past two decades, the practice of mindfulness and meditation has gone from being a spiritual practice done at ashrams in India, where it originated thousands of years ago, to the mainstream as the celebrities who tout its benefits. Read More
Certain factors in Maine make the struggle for sleep in the Pine Tree State unique. Read More
A practice that originated in Japan, forest bathing — “shinrin-yoku” in Japanese — is a form of therapy or healing that involves immersing and being present in nature. Read More
